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Orthodox Church in America (view source)
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The Mission of The Orthodox Church in America (OCA) <ref> https://www.oca.org/ </ref>, the local autocephalous [[Eastern Orthodox | Orthodox Christian Church]], is to be faithful in fulfilling the commandment of Christ to “Go into all the world and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit…”
== History==
Orthodox bishops trace the roots back to Christ and the Apostles As part of the [[Eastern Orthodox]] church they believe that theirs is the oldest Christian denomination in the world a title also claimed by the [[Roman Catholic Church]], [[Indian Orthodox Church|(Indian) Malankara Orthodox Church]] ,[[Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church|Ethiopian Orthodox Church]], and the [[Coptic Church]]
After the Communist Revolution, then Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow directed all Russian Orthodox churches outside of Russia to govern themselves autonomously. In 1924 the Autocephalous Orthodox Church in America was created under the under the leadership of Metropolitan of New York.<ref>https://www.oca.org/history-archives |History & Archives</ref>
== See also ==
<div style="column-count:3;-moz-column-count:3;-webkit-column-count:3">
*[[American Christianity]]
*[[Canadian Christianity]]
*[[Essay: Water baptism cannot save, the Church cannot save, Born again by faith alone]]
*[[Infant baptism]]
*[[Future of Christianity]]
*[[Christianity in Africa]]
*[[Christianity in Asia]]
*[[Christianity in Australia]]
*[[Christianity in Europe]]
*[[Christianity in North America]]
*[[Christianity in South America]]
*[[Christianity]]
*[[American atheism]]
</div>
== References ==
== History==
Orthodox bishops trace the roots back to Christ and the Apostles As part of the [[Eastern Orthodox]] church they believe that theirs is the oldest Christian denomination in the world a title also claimed by the [[Roman Catholic Church]], [[Indian Orthodox Church|(Indian) Malankara Orthodox Church]] ,[[Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church|Ethiopian Orthodox Church]], and the [[Coptic Church]]
After the Communist Revolution, then Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow directed all Russian Orthodox churches outside of Russia to govern themselves autonomously. In 1924 the Autocephalous Orthodox Church in America was created under the under the leadership of Metropolitan of New York.<ref>https://www.oca.org/history-archives |History & Archives</ref>
== See also ==
<div style="column-count:3;-moz-column-count:3;-webkit-column-count:3">
*[[American Christianity]]
*[[Canadian Christianity]]
*[[Essay: Water baptism cannot save, the Church cannot save, Born again by faith alone]]
*[[Infant baptism]]
*[[Future of Christianity]]
*[[Christianity in Africa]]
*[[Christianity in Asia]]
*[[Christianity in Australia]]
*[[Christianity in Europe]]
*[[Christianity in North America]]
*[[Christianity in South America]]
*[[Christianity]]
*[[American atheism]]
</div>
== References ==